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Kevin York saw the largest decrease in pay, working as a master trooper for the Illinois State Toll Highway Authority in 2020, earning $38,400 less than in 2019.
It is unclear whether the pay differences mentioned in this story result from differences in total time worked or pay rates.
Top 100 highest paid public employees as master troopers
| Rank | Employee | Employer | 2020 Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jermaine McGee | Illinois State Toll Highway Authority | $219,700 |
| 2 | Matthew Bandy | Illinois State Police | $183,700 |
| 3 | Kevin York | Illinois State Toll Highway Authority | $164,400 |
| 4 | Keith Gray | Illinois State Toll Highway Authority | $162,900 |
| 5 | Stacie Haas | Illinois State Police | $162,200 |
| 6 | Jose Moreno | Illinois State Toll Highway Authority | $161,900 |
| 7 | Piotr Przesmycki | Illinois State Police | $158,000 |
| 8 | Shawn Cook | Illinois State Police | $155,400 |
| 9 | Jeffrey Thew | Illinois State Police | $148,600 |
| 10 | Keith Malek | Illinois State Police | $147,900 |
| 11 | Jason Lewis | Illinois State Police | $147,600 |
| 12 | Daniel Erickson | Illinois State Police | $144,500 |
| 13 | Eric King | Illinois State Police | $142,800 |
| 14 | Scott Payne | Illinois State Police | $141,300 |
| 15 | Eduardo Perez | Illinois State Toll Highway Authority | $140,900 |
| 16 | Stephanie Luker | Illinois State Police | $140,800 |
| 17 | Stephen Allen | Illinois State Police | $139,500 |
| 18 | Robert Kotcher | Illinois State Police | $138,200 |
| 19 | David Jourdan | Illinois State Police | $137,900 |
| 19 | Robert Kaczmarczyk | Illinois State Police | $137,900 |
| 21 | Matthew Konecki | Illinois State Toll Highway Authority | $137,300 |
| 22 | Eduardo Reyes | Illinois State Toll Highway Authority | $137,200 |
| 23 | Julian Eison | Illinois State Toll Highway Authority | $134,100 |
| 24 | Steven Colclasure | Illinois State Police | $133,600 |
| 25 | Brian Scott | Illinois State Police | $133,500 |
| 26 | Robert Woodard | Illinois State Police | $133,300 |
| 27 | William Smith | Illinois State Police | $133,100 |
| 28 | Brad Wilken | Illinois State Police | $132,000 |
| 29 | Marc Kassing | Illinois State Police | $131,500 |
| 30 | David Roman | Illinois State Toll Highway Authority | $129,900 |
| 31 | Lanny Finn | Illinois State Police | $129,800 |
| 32 | Sean Ramsey | Illinois State Police | $128,700 |
| 33 | Matthew Sursa | Illinois State Police | $128,100 |
| 34 | Ryan Palmer | Illinois State Police | $127,800 |
| 35 | Jeffrey Nichols | Illinois State Police | $127,400 |
| 36 | Duane Chappell | Illinois State Toll Highway Authority | $125,900 |
| 37 | Brian Bottcher | Illinois State Police | $125,800 |
| 38 | Michael Cahill | Illinois State Police | $125,700 |
| 39 | Byron Farthing | Illinois State Police | $125,500 |
| 40 | Tarrance Crump | Illinois State Police | $125,300 |
| 40 | Frank Espinoza | Illinois State Police | $125,300 |
| 40 | Michael Lopez | Illinois State Police | $125,300 |
| 43 | Robert Coulter | Illinois State Police | $124,700 |
| 44 | Brendan Schaley | Illinois State Police | $124,600 |
| 45 | Jon Foster | Illinois State Toll Highway Authority | $124,000 |
| 46 | Lamar Horton | Illinois State Police | $123,300 |
| 47 | Jason Czub | Illinois State Toll Highway Authority | $122,900 |
| 48 | Benjamin Nonaka | Illinois State Police | $122,500 |
| 49 | Roman Nebelski | Illinois State Toll Highway Authority | $122,100 |
| 50 | Stephen Barrett | Illinois State Police | $122,000 |
| 50 | Boram Kim | Illinois State Police | $122,000 |
| 50 | Patrick Burns | Illinois State Toll Highway Authority | $122,000 |
| 53 | John Oreskovich | Illinois State Toll Highway Authority | $121,700 |
| 54 | Michael White | Illinois State Police | $121,200 |
| 55 | John Faulkner | Illinois State Police | $121,100 |
| 56 | Joseph Buehler | Illinois State Police | $121,000 |
| 57 | Elliot Veal | Illinois State Police | $120,700 |
| 58 | Travis Molloy | Illinois State Police | $120,600 |
| 59 | Timothy Champley | Illinois State Police | $119,800 |
| 60 | Jon Achas | Illinois State Police | $119,400 |
| 60 | Steve Caramelli | Illinois State Police | $119,400 |
| 62 | Kevin Caskey | Illinois State Police | $119,200 |
| 62 | Jason Marlow | Illinois State Police | $119,200 |
| 62 | Maria Navarro | Illinois State Police | $119,200 |
| 65 | Kevin Howell | Illinois State Police | $119,000 |
| 65 | Nathan Zerrusen | Illinois State Police | $119,000 |
| 67 | Richard Stephens | Illinois State Police | $118,700 |
| 68 | Marc Baker | Illinois State Police | $118,600 |
| 68 | John Chase | Illinois State Police | $118,600 |
| 68 | Keith Gilley | Illinois State Police | $118,600 |
| 68 | Scott Lanthrip | Illinois State Police | $118,600 |
| 72 | Paul Howard | Illinois State Police | $118,100 |
| 73 | Jeremy Nairn | Illinois State Police | $117,600 |
| 73 | Tyler Price | Illinois State Police | $117,600 |
| 73 | Scott Wetzler | Illinois State Police | $117,600 |
| 76 | Matthew Kiewiet | Illinois State Police | $117,400 |
| 76 | Michael Little | Illinois State Police | $117,400 |
| 78 | Valerie Hofbauer | Illinois State Police | $117,000 |
| 78 | Anthony Kink | Illinois State Police | $117,000 |
| 80 | Brian Kelliher | Illinois State Police | $116,800 |
| 81 | Justin Mitchell | Illinois State Police | $116,500 |
| 82 | Kyle Degroot | Illinois State Police | $116,300 |
| 82 | Brandon Smick | Illinois State Police | $116,300 |
| 84 | Wayne Hocking | Illinois State Police | $116,200 |
| 85 | Charles Bonifield | Illinois State Police | $116,000 |
| 86 | Alan Taylor | Illinois State Police | $115,900 |
| 87 | Jeffrey Kay | Illinois State Police | $115,700 |
| 88 | Shawn Isaacs | Illinois State Police | $115,600 |
| 89 | Anthony Andreoni | Illinois State Police | $115,500 |
| 89 | Timothy Baker | Illinois State Police | $115,500 |
| 89 | Matthew Hannan | Illinois State Police | $115,500 |
| 92 | Shaun Dannenbrink | Illinois State Police | $115,400 |
| 93 | Michelle Kistulinec | Illinois State Police | $115,200 |
| 94 | Amanda Griffin | Illinois State Police | $115,100 |
| 95 | Erin Anderson | Illinois State Police | $114,700 |
| 96 | Jason Devino | Illinois State Police | $114,500 |
| 96 | James Madden | Illinois State Police | $114,500 |
| 98 | Mindy Carroll | Illinois State Police | $114,300 |
| 99 | Pamela Gureski | Illinois State Police | $114,100 |
| 99 | Jeremy Jackson | Illinois State Police | $114,100 |
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